"slippery as an eel" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 滑得像鳗鱼一样

Definition

形容一个人很难被捉住，或总是避开直接回答问题。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

非正式，带幽默色彩，主要用来说人很狡猾或难以对付。不用于形容真正滑的东西。

Examples

The thief was slippery as an eel and escaped the police easily.

那个小偷**滑得像鳗鱼一样**，轻松逃脱了警察。

Negotiating with him is tough—he's slippery as an eel.

跟他谈判很难——他**滑得像鳗鱼一样**。

Every time I ask where he was, he acts slippery as an eel.

每次我问他在哪里，他都**滑得像鳗鱼一样**。

He's slippery as an eel—good luck getting a straight answer out of him.

他**滑得像鳗鱼一样**——想从他嘴里套出实话可不容易。

You can't trust her promises, she's slippery as an eel when it comes to keeping her word.

你不能相信她的承诺，她**滑得像鳗鱼一样**，说话不算数。

That politician dodged every tough question—he's slippery as an eel for sure.

那个政客躲过了所有的尖锐问题，真是**滑得像鳗鱼一样**。